Saturday,
November 15th"A
very long week, a very late night; Anyone know a good plumber?"

There was little opportunity
for rest this week. A lot of time in the street and a lot of places to
visit as work picks up. Quotes, designs then more quotes and more designs.
Between that and the all day trip to Málaga there's been little time to
relax, until last night...

Went out with Wayne
and Carlos last night and hit some interesting spots in Arenal and the
Alfalfa. After starting in Plaza Salvador for a beer we grabbed a tapa
and then hit a few bars/discotecas. Nu Yor was the first stop,
where we saw some good little Cuban band for an hour. Tried a little of
a mojito, with plenty of of sugar and mint leaves. Nu Yor is
a site to see - and upstairs VIP part is more of a coat and tie atmosphere
with mainly older folks. Downstairs there's a bar to the left when you
enter, some seats and a few tables towards the back and a little space
to dance (though nobody was) in front near the band. The crowd got younger
as we edged past 12:30 and the music started up. Afterwards we went to
Gaudi - a bar/discoteca with a look reminiscent of the works
of the architect. Plenty of "dudes" with spiked hair and some
great people watching. We made our way back to the center and Plaza Nueva
to get to Bestiario, another disco/bar with A LOT of people. If you don't
like crowds many bars in Sevilla will quickly become annoying. We ended
up at Berlin in the Alfalfa for the rest of the night. Berlin was more
to my liking - normal people, rock music (better than the thumping dance
crap we heard before) and a cool brick interior. Much mellower crowd but
still lively. Made it home around 7:30am for much needed sleep.

Unfortunately I woke
around 1:15pm to the sound of water dripping. It was raining hard which
usually makes for an easier sleep. After a few minutes of listening to
the rain I noticed it wasn't just raining outside. In the bathroom our
hot water heater, which is above the ceiling, had begun to leak. The light
fixture was filled with water, as well as the floor. After trying to track
down the president of the comunidad and making several unanswered
calls to the owner of the apartment I managed to find the water main at
the front of the building and cut off the water to our apartment. By that
time the water in the light fixture had shorted out the electricity. After
ripping out a ceiling tile or two I saw the problem which was nothing
I could fix. Managed to get electricity back in the apartment but no ceiling
lights work. Until tomorrow when a plumber comes we have no water and
some light. But at least the computer and tv are working. And I finally
found a good use for the two fountains in the patio of our building -
we're just a few steps away from one where we can fill up a bucket to
fill the toilet so we can flush it.